Improvement in horse-rakes



L CARMAN. Horse Hay-Rake.

No.4 89,972. Patented May n, 1969.

y l Y Inventor:

4anni llllm IRVINE CARMAN, or s 'ANDWIC I-I, ILLINOIS.

Lnm Parent No. 89,972, wat yI'Iray I1, 1869.

'I'MPRO'VENIENT IN HORSE-RAKES.

The Schedule. referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

, To all whom 'it Ina/y concern:

vreference being had to the laccompanying drawings,

and' to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and generalarrangement of a horse hayrake, which will be hereinafter fnllyset forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention -appertans, t0 make andg'use the same, I wili now proceed 'to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a side view inl section,'and

Figure 2, a plan view.

Figure 3 is a `rear elevation of the drivers seat.

A represents the axle, to the ends of which the wheels B B arelattached.

From about the centre of the axle A two, bars, C O, extend upward, on the top of .which bars a small platform, D, is secured, said platform being further braced by two braces, E E, the lower ends of which are secured to the foot-board F, laid across the shaftsY G Gr.y

To the front edge of the platform D the seat H is hinged, the'rear edge of said seat resting on-two bars, a a, pivoted to it.

l The bars va af extendydownward, and are, at their lower ends, pivoted to small bars b b, projecting from the rake-roller I, which runs parallel with, and a suitable distance above the axle A.

The rake-rollery I has its bearings in suitable journal-boxes, secured neai' each end of the airle A.

NearA the small bars' b1, on the rake-roller I, are

.two other bars c c, to the upper ends of which, other bars, d d, are pivoted.

These latter bars, dd, are attheir upper ends connected by al cross-piece, J forming the baclg for the driver when seated on his seat H.

'l/he bars d d are notched on the' rearside, and passl through loops@ x, on the rear side `of the platform D, so that the said bars may move freely up and' down, but at the same time preventing the back J from giving away when the driver leans against the same,

The notches in the bars d d, catching in the loops i x x, allow theback J to be regulated or placed in any position desired. p

The teeth e c, forming the rake, are, secured to the rake-roller I in any desired manner, and are lsupported by springs fj'. v

The teeth e e are formed of substantial spring wire,

and the supporting-springs are made of the same material.

The springs f f are-placed around the teeth e e where they enter the roller I, and bent over toward the seat, then underneath, around 'the roller, back to the teeth, .aumenti being attached above. `,thx. ,.other, thus rendering two distinct supports.

It willbe seen that when the driver is seated on the seat H, and his back leaning vagainst the rest .I

the weight on the bars a b and c d presses the teeth v of the rake down, and holds them to their work.

For the purpose of raising the teeth up from the ground',the roller I is provided with a, bar, g, which, by means of a rod, h, isl connected with 'a lever, i, lsaid lever` being pivoted to astandard on the footrest F.

By moving the lever z' toward the seat, the roller I turns in its bearings, so that, when theV driver sits down on theseat,'the weight operates on the front side of the roller instead of on the rear,vas before,

-thus enabling him to keep the rake-teeth up from the ground whenever desired.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I` claim as new, and desire to secure `by Letters Patent, is-

1. The hinged seat Il, with supporting-bars a a, connecting-bars b b, and the rake-roller I, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set. forth.

2. The rest J, supporting-bars d d, connecting-bars c c, and the rake-roller I, with teeth -e e andl springs f j, all arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I havehere unto set my hand, this 29th day of January, 1869.

IRVINE OARMAN.

Witnesses:

L. E. HAY,

.J. {E l. YOUNG. 

